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Gioia Dana:     more books (104)

The Gods of Winter by Dana Gioia, 1991-03-01 Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture by Dana Gioia, 2002-09-01 Interrogations at Noon by Dana Gioia, 2001-04-01 The Art of the Short Story by Dana Gioia, R. S. Gwynn, 2005-09-09 Disappearing Ink: Poetry at the End of Print Culture by Dana Gioia, 2004-10-01 Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Compact Interactive Edition (6th Edition) by X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia, 2009-08-22 Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing (11th Edition) by X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia, 2009-07-19 California Poetry: From the Gold Rush to the Present (California Legacy) 100 Great Poets of the English Language (Penguin Academics Series) by Dana Gioia, 2004-09-17 Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing: AP Edition by X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia, 2008-03-30 Dana Gioia (Boise State University Western Writers Series) by April Lindner, 2003-05 Selected Short Stories of Weldon Kees by Weldon Kees, 2002-10-01 Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, Compact Edition, Interactive Edition (with MyLiteratureLab) (4th Edition) (MyLiteratureLab Series) by X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia, 2004-12-04 The Ceremony and Other Stories. Selected and With an Editorial Introduction By Dana Gioia by Weldon Kees, 1983-01-01

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1. Dana Gioia - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
   Michael Dana Gioia (born December 24, 1950) is an American poet and critic who retired early from his career as a corporate executive at General Foods to  
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   Extractions: Jump to: navigation search Michael Dana Gioia (born December 24 ) is an American poet and critic who retired early from his career as a corporate executive at General Foods to write full time. Since January 29 , he has been chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts , the United States government's arts agency, and has worked to revitalize an organization that had become gun-shy after the bitter controversies that surrounded it in the late and early . Gioia has sought to encourage what he calls the only uniquely American form of art, jazz , as well as promoting William Shakespeare and trying to increase the number of Americans reading literature. Before taking the NEA post, Gioia was a resident of Santa Rosa, California , and before that, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Michael Dana Gioia—he does not use his first name and pronounces his surname "JOY-uh" — was born in Hawthorne, California (although Who's Who says Los Angeles citations needed , the son of Michael and Dorothy (Ortiz) Gioia. He grew up in Hawthorne, "speaking Italian in a Mexican neighborhood," he said. His father was the son of immigrants from

2. Dana Gioia
   Dana Gioia was born in Los Angeles in 1950. He received a B.A. from Stanford University. Before returning to Stanford to earn an M.B.A., he completed an  
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3. Dana Gioia
   Dana Gioia has published three books of verse, Daily Horoscope, The Gods of Winter, and Interrogations at Noon (Graywolf Press, 2001),  
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4. Dana Gioia
   Dana Gioia was appointed Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts by President Bush and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate in January 2003.  
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   Extractions: U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Daily Press Briefing What's New Links to Scrolling Headlines You are in: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bureau of International Organization Affairs U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Members ... Members and Organizations Dana Gioia was appointed Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts by President Bush and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate in January 2003. Mr. Gioia (pronounced JOY-A) is an internationally acclaimed poet, literary critic, educator and former business executive. A native Californian of Italian and Mexican descent, Gioia was the first member of his family to attend college. He received a B.A. and a M.B.A. from Stanford University and a M.A. in Comparative Literature from Harvard University. For 15 years he developed his writing while working as an executive for General Foods in New York, eventually becoming Vice President of Marketing. Dana Gioia is the author of three collections of poetry, including Interrogations at Noon , which won the 2002 American Book Award. Gioia’s poems, translations, essays, and reviews have appeared in many magazines including

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   Kennedy, XJ/ Gioia, Dana/ Bauerlein, Mark Published Wed, May 26 2004. Paperback Linder, April (EDT)/ Gioia, Dana/ Lindner, April (EDT)/ Corpus Guzman,  
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6. Dana Gioia Online
   Official site includes essays, reviews, and poems. Also provides information about his books and his life.  
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7. NEA Chairman Dana Gioia's Biography
   National Endowment for the Arts Chairman dana gioia s biography.  
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   Extractions: compliant version. Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Dana Gioia is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning poet. A native Californian of Italian and Mexican descent, Gioia (pronounced JOY-uh) received a B.A. and a M.B.A. from Stanford University and an M.A. in Comparative Literature from Harvard University. Gioia has published three full-length collections of poetry, as well as eight chapbooks. His poetry collection, Interrogations at Noon Can Poetry Matter? , which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award, is credited with helping to revive the role of poetry in American public culture. Gioia is also a prolific literary anthologist. His anthology, Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama , co-edited with X.J. Kennedy, is the best-selling college literary textbook in America. His many other anthologies include Twentieth-Century American Poetry, 100 Great Poets of the English Language , and The Longman Anthology of Short Fiction Dana Gioia was also a long-time commentator on American culture and literature for BBC Radio. His poems, translations, essays, and reviews have appeared in many magazines including

8. Who Is Dana Gioia? / He's A Poet, A Businessman, A Northern Californian And Pres
   Who Is dana gioia? He s a poet, a businessman, a Northern Californian and President Bush s choice to head the National Endowment for the Arts.  
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9. Gioia, Dana | Find Articles At BNET.com
   Find Articles results for gioia, dana Christianity and Literature, 9/22/06 by gioia, dana · More from publication  
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10. Dana Gioia News - The New York Times
    News about dana gioia. Commentary and archival information about dana gioia from The New York Times.  
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    Extractions: @import url(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/css/topic/screen/200704/topic.css); Saturday, January 26, 2008 World U.S. N.Y. / Region ... G > Gioia, Dana E-MAIL Save News about Dana Gioia, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times. Newest First Oldest First Page: Study Links Drop in Test Scores to a Decline in Time Spent Reading By MOTOKO RICH Americans appear to be reading less for fun, and as that happens, their reading test scores are declining, according to a new report by the National Endowment for the Arts. November 19, 2007 MORE ON DANA GIOIA AND: BOOKS AND LITERATURE READING AND WRITING SKILLS NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS Hit Parade By DAVID ORR November 13, 2005 MORE ON DANA GIOIA AND: POETRY AND POETS BOOKS AND LITERATURE KEILLOR, GARRISON KLEINZAHLER, AUGUST By A. O. SCOTT Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, celebrates his fellow versifiers in these essays. November 21, 2004

11. An Introduction To Poetry; Author: Kennedy, X. J.; Joint Author: Gioia, Dana; Pa
    Author Kennedy, X. J.; Joint Author gioia, dana Edition 10; Paperback Published May 2002 Pearson Professional Education ISBN 032108764X  
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    Extractions: While embracing the canon, An Introduction to Poetry, Tenth Edition includes an impressive collection of contemporary poems for a culturally diverse representation of authorship and a richness in range of style. Writer's Perspectives sections give commentary on the craft of writing and revising from authors, which provide insight and a more human perspective on literature and the writing process. Writing Critically sections expand overage of composition with accessible and pragmatic suggestions on writing. Critical Approaches to Literature section provides three essays on every major school of criticism with sections on gender criticism and cultural studies. New poems have been added to the Tenth Edition, along with a new Glossary of Literary Terms and an expanded chapter on tr

12. Gioia To Graduates: 'Trade Easy Pleasures For More Complex And Challenging Ones'
    Following is the prepared text of the speech delivered by dana gioia at Commencement on dana gioia, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts,  
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    Extractions: Skip to content Search Stanford Report, June 17, 2007 Following is the prepared text of the speech delivered by Dana Gioia at Commencement on June 17, 2007 L.A. Cicero Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, delivered the Commencement address June 17. Good morning. Thank you, President Hennessy. It is a great honor to be asked to give the Commencement address at my alma mater. Although I have two degrees from Stanford, I still feel a bit like an interloper on this exquisitely beautiful campus. A person never really escapes his or her childhood. Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown Today is Father's Day, so I hope you will indulge me for beginning on a personal note. I am the first person in my family ever to attend college, and I owe my education to my father, who sacrificed nearly everything to give his four children the best education possible. My dad had a fairly hard life. He never spoke English until he went to school. He barely survived a plane crash in World War II. He worked hard, but never had much success, except with his family. There is an experiment I'd love to conduct. I'd like to survey a cross-section of Americans and ask them how many active NBA players, Major League Baseball players, and

13. GIOIA, Dana., Planting A Sequoia. Poems. Drawing By Fulvio Testa.
    gioia, dana. Planting A Sequoia. Poems. Drawing by Fulvio Testa. West Chester, PA Aralia Press 1991 First edition. Limited to 200 unnumbered copies on  
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14. Dana Gioia - Biography
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    Extractions: Now Playing Movie/TV News My Movies DVD New Releases ... search All Titles TV Episodes My Movies Names Companies Keywords Characters Quotes Bios Plots more tips SHOP DANA GIOIA DVD VHS CD IMDb ... Dana Gioia Biography Quicklinks categorized by type by year by ratings by votes titles for sale by genre by keyword power search credited with biography contact official sites Top Links biography by votes awards news articles ... message board Filmographies categorized by type by year by ratings ... tv schedule Biographical biography other works publicity contact ... message board External Links official sites miscellaneous photographs sound clips ... video clips Biography for Dana Gioia advertisement photos board add contact details Date of Birth 24 December Hawthorne, California, USA Mini Biography Gioia (pronounced JOY-A) was born in Los Angeles of Italian and Mexican descent. The first member of his family to attend college, he received a B.A. from Stanford University. Before returning to Stanford to earn an M.B.A., he completed an M.A. in Comparative Literature at Harvard University where he studied with poets Robert Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Bishop In 1977 he moved to New York, and eventually became a Vice President of General Foods. He began writing on weekends, and published three books of poetry. His essay, "Can Poetry Matter?", which appeared in The Atlantic Monthly in 1991, ignited an international debate on the role of poetry in contemporary intellectual life. The Atlantic received more responses on this essay than on any piece in recent history. Today, "Can Poetry Matter?" stands as one of the most influential literary essays of the past quarter century. Gioia's essay collection, Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture (1992), was chosen by Publishers Weekly as one of the "Best Books of 1992." It also became a finalist for the 1992 National Book Critics

15. 0321085310 An Introduction To Fiction By Kennedy, X J, And Gioia
    by Kennedy, X. J.; gioia, dana other copies of this book. price $1.99 . An Introduction to Fiction (8th Edition) X. J. Kennedy, dana gioia Longman;  
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17. Stanford S Commencement 07 Speaker Dana Gioia Information
    dana gioia, renowned poet, literary critic, and chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts since 2003 will be Stanford’s Commencement speaker this year.  
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18. Powell's Books - Interrogations At Noon By Dana Gioia
    Winner of the American Book AwardDana gioia, an internationally known poet and critic, is notably prolific with his essays, reviews, translations,  
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19. General - Literature Kennedy, X. J./ Gioia, Dana / PAPERBACK / 2006
    Author, Kennedy, X. J./ gioia, dana. Format, PAPERBACK. General Subject, Literary Criticism. ISBN, 9780321475800. Language, ENGLISH  
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20. Photographs From The American Poetry Review Records, 1971-1998 Ms
    Subject gioia, dana. Date n.d.. Photographer GreenfieldSanders, Timothy. Collection location Volume 152, Item 591  
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